Fraud is a very real risk but something that tends not to be discussed enough in charities despite figures showing it’s on the rise.

If you are a charitable organisation or group with operating leases for charity shops, a housing portfolio, or a fleet of vehicles etc, then

You may not all be excited by headlines about auditing! But audit quality is in the spotlight, with a real focus on driving up

January is of course the time of year for looking forward and thinking through what the coming year has in store. We asked a

I don’t believe I’ve ever read an article or blog talking about a golden age of charity finances. I’ve certainly never written one. Commentators

At the recent Charity Accountants’ Conference in September, Sayer Vincent’s Fleur Holden and Vivien Ma presented a session on how to create an excellent

At the Charity Accountants’ Conference 2022, Oliver Deacon – an executive coach for finance leaders and ex-Microsoft financial director – held an enlightening session

It’s Trustees’ Week (7-11 November), an annual event that celebrates the achievements of over one million trustees across the UK. This year the theme

It’s Gift Aid Awareness Day on 6 October, which is organised by Charity Finance Group (CFG). This year’s #TickTheBox campaign will focus on the

How to refresh and review your charity’s finances and plan for the future was the theme of this year’s Charity Accountants Conference which we

Running an audit can be challenging for charity finance managers, particularly as audits need to be fitted around the day job. Finance professionals in

HMRC have released the latest figures on the amounts claimed under the creative industry schemes. The creative industry schemes provide relief through tax credits

As part of our advisory work and while delivering VAT training we encounter several common errors involving the reverse charge rules for overseas purchases

With the rapid rise in petrol prices in 2022, there have been numerous calls to increase the approved mileage rates payment (AMAP) to employees

Sayer Vincent has been working in collaboration with the Charity Finance Group (CFG) and Centre for Charity Effectiveness at Bayes Business School to run

The next edition of the Charities Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) is expected to be implemented from 1 January 2025. Work is currently underway,

Olivia Carling, who is part of our audit team answers the question ‘Why I enjoy working with charities’: Variety Working with charities is a

Does your organisation make purchases of services from overseas? This is a common question we ask and it is easy to assume that the